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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific land for the Nadiad - Petlad Gauge Conversion Project in District Kheda, Gujarat, under sub-section (I) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, Western Railway (Construction Organization), issued Notification G.S.R. 499(E) on June 18, 2026, published in the Official Gazette on June 19, 2026. In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (I) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the Special Railway Project, namely, the Nadiad - Petlad Gauge Conversion Project, located in District Kheda in the State of Gujarat. Interested persons may raise objections to the acquisition within thirty days from the notification's publication date, as per sub-section (I) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the competent authority, Prant Officer Nadiad, located at 2nd floor, Jilla Sevasadan, Dbhan Road, Nadiad, District Kheda. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for hearing objections, either in person or by legal practitioner, and their order under sub-section (II) of section 20D shall be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The Schedule annexed to the notification details land parcels in Kheda District, including Survey Numbers 4, 7, 6, and 'Marag', with types like Private (Non-Agriculture, Agriculture) and Government land, totaling an area of 0-50-35 (in Sqm) to be acquired.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-20062026-273678 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 448] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026/JYAISTHA 29, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Western Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 18th June, 2026 G.S.R. 499(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(I) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred in as the said act), the Central Government after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for execution of the Special Railway Project, namely, Nadiad - Petlad Gauge Conversion Project in District Kheda in the State of Gujarat, hereby declares its intention to acquired such land : Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(I) of section 20D of the said Act: Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Prant Officer Nadiad, 2nd floor, Jilla Sevasadan, Dbhan Road, Nadiad,, District Kheda, in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner and may. After hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any as the competent authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section(II) of section 20(D) of the said act shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the competent authority. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for the Special Railway Project namely: Nadiad - Petlad Gauge Conversion Project in the state of Gujarat. State : GUJARAT District : Kheda +-----+-----------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | Sr. | | | | | | No. | Survey Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area of Land to | | | (Taluka : Yogi Nagar) | | | be Acquire (in Sqm) | | | | | | (Taluka : Nadiad Rural)| +=====+=======================+===============+===================+=======================+ | 1 | 4 | Private | Non - Agriculture | 0-25-00 | +-----+-----------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | 2 | 7 | Private | Non - Agriculture | 0-20-00 | +-----+-----------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | 3 | 6 | Private | Agriculture | 0-05-00 | +-----+-----------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | 4 | Marag | Government | | 0-02-35 | +-----+-----------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | | | | Total | 0-50-35 | +-----+-----------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ [F. No E.-377562-22] TARUN DANDOTIYA, Chief Engineer (Const)-II Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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